RIP Ferdinand Porsche

[DoubleSix]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-05/ferdinand...

Sad news...

Auf wiedersehen Butzi

Edited by DoubleSix on Thursday 5th April 16:46

[vixen1700]

R.I.P.

[CBR JGWRR]

Don't know what to say...

[soad]

[TaRD]

[Agoogy]

Ferry - 1909 to 1998
Ferdinand - 1935 - 2012

not great ages really...very sad...

[k-ink]

RIP


Enjoy your last ride in a Porsche Hearse

[McSam]

What a crappy little note of an article. The "inventor" of the 911?

It is a shame, though, and no age for such a great mind to be lost.

[MattOz]

Agoogy said:

Ferry - 1909 to 1998
Ferdinand - 1935 - 2012

not great ages really...very sad...

Eh? I'd be chuffed to bits with either of those innings.

RIP Ferdinand Porsche.

[Charlie Michael]

RIP Ferdinand. Thanks for all the great cars.

[Krikkit]

McSam said:

What a crappy little note of an article. The "inventor" of the 911?

It is a shame, though, and no age for such a great mind to be lost.

I think it's one of those breaking news type footnotes that should have "details to follow" at the end.

[tyrrell]

RIP Ferdinand

[cuprabob]

RIP and hope to sample your work someday

[McSam]

Krikkit said:

McSam said:

What a crappy little note of an article. The "inventor" of the 911?

It is a shame, though, and no age for such a great mind to be lost.

I think it's one of those breaking news type footnotes that should have "details to follow" at the end.

You're correct - they've updated it, added more information and made it sound much less ill-informed. Nicer now.

[F1GTRUeno]

Just me that's annoyed that they've included info on the latest 911 almost as if they'd be ordered by Porsche to advertise it a bit?

RIP Ferdinand in any case.

[rix]

As iconic as the 911. RIP.

[CBR JGWRR]

Comments are rubbish though...

[Dalto123]

cuprabob said:

RIP and hope to sample your work someday

+1 a huge loss.

[aka_kerrly]

Very sad.

The only thing sadder is the idiots who are commenting on the linked site about Porsche's involvement with the Nazis

It wont be long now until someone comes along with a witty comment about how Porsche may be forced to try and design a new 911 that doesn't resemble a Beetle.

[CBR JGWRR]

aka_kerrly said:

Very sad.

The only thing sadder is the idiots who are commenting on the linked site about Porsche's involvement with the Nazis

It wont be long now until someone comes along with a witty comment about how Porsche may be forced to try and design a new 911 that doesn't resemble a Beetle.

He was involved, but this really is not the time and thread to discuss it...


(Quick - somebody post a pick of a 911 at full chat!)




I wish I could have that as a memorial noise - the sound of a million flat 6 engines...